HISTOLOGICAL AND HISTOMORPHOMETRICAL EVALUATION OF THE BONE REACTION TO 3 DIFFERENT TITANIUM-ALLOY AND HYDROXYAPATITE-COATED IMPLANTS

Authors
JANSEN JA VANDERWAERDEN JPCM WOLKE JGC
Citation
Ja. Jansen et al., HISTOLOGICAL AND HISTOMORPHOMETRICAL EVALUATION OF THE BONE REACTION TO 3 DIFFERENT TITANIUM-ALLOY AND HYDROXYAPATITE-COATED IMPLANTS, Journal of applied biomaterials, 4(3), 1993, pp. 213-219
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Biomedical","Material Science
Journal title
Journal of applied biomaterials → ACNP
ISSN journal
10454861
Volume
4
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
213 - 219
Database
ISI
SICI code
1045-4861(1993)4:3<213:HAHEOT>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the bone response to three di fferent types of titanium (Ti) alloys and hydroxyapatite (HA) coated t itanium alloy by histological and histomorphometrical analysis. Theref ore, implants made of these materials were inserted into the tibia of rabbits. Implantation times were 6 and 16 weeks. The histological eval uation included measurement of the amount of bone apposition and analy sis of the bone reaction and interface characteristics around the impl ants. The results demonstrated no marked differences in bony reaction to the different implant materials. In addition, the HA coatings showe d loss of thickness. (C) 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.